New Ulm weekly review., 1887-02-23

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ano other TO Virginia .an,b, that hap.
lsened to be duplicates Of some / kept,
because their mo theirs were so mad at
their neglect. aud Il was afraid they
might begin to show their claws, = she
said next day. Why, didn' t you see
me 60 and sit down by Mrs. Lamb?
was praising Virginia to her. was
wishing IonIy had Virginia Is complex
ion-and wish I had! O, you have
to kotou to the chaperons. too, or
else they II ruin you. the old tabbies!
| They put me in mind of hens, pecking
the heads of the other hens chick
ems. It's a part of the labor you
think 50 lightly OF. Why, actually
got q partner for Julia Drinkwater!
Q, | tell you, if I do get an establish
ment and a fortune, / shall do lots Of
good things. Ishall make a particu-
lar charge to establish girls in life, to
give nice wardrobe to this pretty
person who wants it;-why, some
times a wardrobe is half the battle
look at me! People will think a world
more Of you with one than without
one, let me tell you. Yes, a particular
| charge to have one taught trade,
and one set up in business, and I shall
| have a matchmaker of matchmakers.
I've felt the need of it. So you see
I'm not SO unprlncipled as you
! think"
| e'Bettie!''
.I'm looking out for great many
Others than just myself"
AT any rate, it's doing evil that
good may come, Bethel
"Well, it's better to do that, said
the incorrigible girl, ethan nothing at
all. Now tell me did dance well?"
Like q little flame. Yes, l must
admit that you danced like a ball Of
fire-like a golden butterfly on the
wind.'
II don't know how we'll that would
he. But that's the way like to hear
you talk; so I'll reward you. Look
here"
It was a basket of the most superb
orchids that ever saw, q priceless
affair, from which she drew the scarf
she had thrown over it.
"With Mr.. Donrobin's compliments.
Eh? He has seen me, you see. !"
"Well, then"
We'll, then, this morning Jeanette
Dean is gong to mount her hunter
and leap five barred gates and things:
! shall let her do it. And
Laura Stockwood is going to
drive into town shopping; she'll go
| alone. And Elsa and Caro- aregoing to
the woods; let them go. am going to
find Mr.. Dunrobir ond thank him just
as sweetly and modestly as li:tle
milkmaid-I do write such bad
hand! And then Pm going to get my
water colors and 60 out on those rocks.
Then I'm coming up to read with you
that means. get a nap, and then
lunch. And after that I drive with
Mr.. Vonderbust and later I sail with
Mr.. Kilgore, and then it's dinner, and
then talking and promenading on the
piazza, and then the concert and
dancing and supper. That's well,
| then And tomorrow there's the
archery and the picnic to the Wells,
and the yachting out to Red Reef
Light"
"For gracious sake, Bette, day aft
er day, it will kill you'll"
"You can't stop You have to keep
it up. Stay to rest, and you're like
! the dead man in a battle the others
will walk over your body"
'Does it pay you really, Bettie?"
ut will pay. Don't you know how
| love ease, beauty, splendor, luxury,
fine houses, equipages. gardens, pic
lures, laces, jewels, bank accounts?
Well, that is what play for. My lit
tie pittance would board me in q
country town. I had rather die So
| throw it all at one toss-heads I
win, tails you lose. I shall have not
q basket OF orchids, but an orchid.
house. was made for 1T all. I per-
ish in any other atmosphere. It isn't
like a girl that wants money merely
for the sake Of money. want it for
the sake OF living, living my own life. !"
1t was Mr.. Dunrobin with whom Bet
tie was promenading the piazza that
evening after dinner and before the
concert and the dancing. He WASH t
dancing man, he was only a million
aire, well. born and educated a quiet
middle aged gentleman of unassuming
manners. She flashed me glance as
she passed that might have put out
the evening star. He sat beside her at
| the concert; he went with her next
morning to the archery; herode beside
her all the way to the Wells; he sat
beside her as they sailed to the Red
Reef Light. He walked with her the
next day after dinner. but this time
they stepped down and away from
| the lighted piazza, down the peb-
bly, walk, down the rocks, and
out on the sands and along the
beach in the starlight. When Bette
came in she was drenched with dew;
but she looked divinelv happy-too